Pennsylvania Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Legislation
The Lyme Disease Society supports HB 272 and SB 210, important Lyme and tick-borne disease legislation for Pennsylvania.
HB 272 is sponsored by PA State Represenative Dick Hess and
was recently reported out of the Human Services Committee.
HB 272 would implement
important steps to fight Lyme and tick-borne disease in Pennsylvania and mandate
insurance coverage based on the medical care needed for an individual Lyme and
tick-borne disease patient.
SB 210 is sponsored by
PA State Senator Stewart Greenleaf. SB 210 would allow physicians to
provide appropriate medical care for Lyme and tick-borne disease patients,
mandate insurance coverage based on the medical care needed for an individual
Lyme and tick-borne disease patient, and implement important steps to fight Lyme
and tick-borne disease in Pennsylvania. Posted below are links to the
Cosponsor Memo for the bill and the hearing on last session's similar
legislation.
If you are a PA resident, link to the official State Legislature website below, and enter your zip code to find your State Senator and State Representative. Ask your State Representative to support HB 272 and your State Senator to support SB 210.
PA State Legislature Site (outside site)
www.legis.state.pa.us/index.cfm
Link to HB 272 Bill Text (outside site)
Link to SB 210 Bill Text (outside site)
www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm
?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0210&pn=0320
Link to Senator Greenleaf's Cosponsor Memo (outside site)
www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/CSM/2011/0/5997.pdf
Link to Harrisburg Patriot-News Editorial in Support of
Last Session's Bill (outside site)
www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2010/08/lyme_treatment_doctor_patient.html